The Urban Farm Podcast With Greg Peterson

758: Jon the Farmer Larson on Seed Sharing in SeattleSpreading seeds in the local community In This Podcast: How do you start a farm?  You quit your job, become a stay at home dad, and convince your neighbors to let you use their yards to grow food.  Well that is how Jon the Farmer did it. He now farms over 20 yards outside of Seattle, connects the other food growers in the area, and creates and delivers his own CSA boxes to his clients.  OH yes and he periodically buys a Seed Up In a Box and distributes open pollinated seeds to his community! Jon is a husband and father that to this day cannot keep a house plant alive! Initially inspired by Ron Finley’s TED talk and Urban Farmer, Curtis Stone – in 2018 Jon and his wife (Dawn) manifested Jon the Farmer – Urban Farmer. The business grew organically from three small backyard locations to 20 growing locations in the city of Seattle.Jon the Farmer serves 30 households with weekly CSA share, and contributes to two food banks, all while sup